"In Cinema" is a fitting title for this. The music is in the width; the main instruments cello, trombone, drums, bass and guitar (supplemented by economically used electronics), rolls of pieces that build up slowly in most. So the album begins with "Introduction" with ambient sounds that gradually increase other instruments which is dragged guitar, the trumpet with worn melodies. In the second piece then "Self Portrait" breaks towards the end the group in hard rock from. Several numbers build from repetitive figures on that increase to once subdued, sometimes wild highlights and then swell again. The highlight of the last two title "Journey" and "Quiet Steps": The first begins with a back end hold your guitar, which will be extended by other instruments and harmonies gradually, backed by a distinctive bass. After four minutes, it comes almost to a halt, piano and drums slowly. Trombone and cello play a melody, accentuated sensitive. 3 minutes later a guitar bass staccato which builds to a mistimed sound orgy. Simply amazing! "Quiet Steps" finally leaves the plate with almost sacral sounding chords dignified and measured end.
The boundaries between composition and improvisation are not easy to find on "CINEMA", however, you can see how the group into samples in the music. To experience something like that in concert, is certainly a great event.
As can be located "in Cinema" in the coordinate system of various musicians and directions?
For me, it moves, as already mentioned, in the square between jazz, rock, film music and ambient somewhat minimal music plays into it. The anthemic melodies and slow trombone somewhat reminiscent of the Nils Landgren duo recordings with Esbjörn Svensson (already long ago), the slightly roughened guitar sounds to Eivind eagle and even Mike Oldfield once briefly. As a supplementary work would Nils Petter Molvaer last plates offer "Switch" downright compelling.
In a time when the festive horror music people to encourage them to buy into the "breathless" techno-pop apparently is the largest and makes a sonnenbebrillter folk musicians on metal, is "In Cinema" a real blessing: There is yet beautiful music in the truest sense. Attentively listen and enjoy!
